The mighty wall of Despair City was instantly blasted into a crater thousands of feet wide by Lin Fan.
For thousands of years, Lin Fan was the first being from the Great Thousand Races daring enough to cause trouble at Despair City.
In the past, countless powerful figures had gathered together; however, to Despair City, these so-called strong individuals were no more than ants. Their ultimate fate was to have their corpses displayed on the city walls as warnings.
The dignity of Despair Marquis could never be violated.
“A mere human dares to trespass upon Despair City? He deserves death!” roared a Myriad-Chief of the Ancient Race, a commander of ten thousand warriors, exuding a fearsome aura as he stood between heaven and earth.
“Human, I shall rebuild the walls of Despair City with your flesh and blood!” the Ancient Race commander bellowed, his pitch-black arm swinging violently. “Seize him!”
“At once!”
Rows upon rows of disciplined Ancient Race soldiers, densely packed and perfectly aligned, exuded a thick aura of slaughter so intense it coalesced into a tangible form—a massive dragon of martial ferocity swirling in the void, roaring menacingly at Lin Fan.
These soldiers were rigorously trained, their killing intent surging like waves, far surpassing any ordinary Ancient Race troops.
Lin Fan paid them no heed whatsoever. To him, they were all too weak. No matter how many there were, they were nothing but paper tigers in the face of absolute power.
“Summon Despair Marquis,” Lin Fan said.
“How dare you demand an audience with Despair Marquis? Seize this human and use his blood to reinforce the city walls!” the Ancient Race commander roared furiously, his hideous, menacing face twisting with rage. A mighty force surged from his body, shaking the heavens.
“Eat him!”
“Kill this human!”
Ten thousand Ancient Race warriors surged forward. Ten Captains of a Thousand led the charge, each followed by ten Lieutenants of a Hundred…
In the past, this might have been a serious challenge for Lin Fan, but now, these Ancient Race warriors were nothing to fear.
“Foolish Ancient Race,” Lin Fan sighed, shaking his head. “If you insist on dying, I shall oblige. After all, these are just experience points.”
“Yao City.”
Lin Fan slammed his palm into the void. The top-tier spiritual artifact, “Yao City,” instantly emerged from the emptiness, ancient great demons howling as the city rapidly expanded.
What was once palm-sized now blotted out the sky, releasing a terrifying ancient demonic aura that surged across the heavens and earth.
Boundless demonic qi surged forth, and the Earth Spirit River swept across the sky.
An ancient great demon extended a colossal hand from the city, seizing the sky itself, reaching out to crush the dark swarm of Ancient Race warriors.
The ten Captains of a Thousand felt their hearts pound at the sight of the sky-covering hand. Then, with a roar, they exchanged glances and shouted in unison:
“Heaven-Sundering Ancient Art!”
Instantly, the ten Captains fused their auras together. A flame erupted, and from within it emerged a thousand-foot-tall Ancient Race giant. Roaring, it swung its arms, shattering the void itself, as if attempting to slay the ancient demon.
“Hmph, impressive, but do you really think merging into a giant makes you a match for this one? Foolish dream,” Lin Fan sneered coldly. “The more you come, the more I shall slay.”
Although this giant was the fusion of ten Captains of a Thousand, to Lin Fan, it was still insufficient.
Boom!
The earth shook and mountains trembled. The ancient demon’s palm obliterated everything. The thousand-foot-tall giant roared in defiance but was shattered piece by piece, turning into blood.
Crash!
One palm strike, unmatched in the world.
The solid ground cracked beneath the impact, the palm sinking deep into the earth, causing the entire Despair City to tremble.
“Cursed human, you’ve signed your death warrant!” the Ancient Race commander finally reacted, letting out a furious roar as he charged toward Lin Fan.
“You destroyed my subordinates—you will suffer a fate worse than death!” consumed by rage, the commander had endured enough. In that single strike, ten of his Thousand-Captains were annihilated, along with countless Hundred-Lieutenants and Ten-Chiefs, who had died without even understanding how.
“Human, no matter how mighty you are, you cannot escape death.”
“Cutting Demon Slash!”
The Ancient Race commander vanished into the void, his figure flickering. In his hand was a crimson blade glowing with eerie light. With one slash, he tore through endless void, a violent force surging toward Lin Fan.
The “Cutting Demon Slash” was the commander’s signature technique—an enigmatic, unpredictable move capable of slicing through space itself, leaving the rifts open for a long time.
To ordinary beings, one might blink and find their head separated from their body, unaware of their own demise.
“From Near to Far!”
Lin Fan, standing leisurely, suddenly vanished from his spot, as if he had completely disappeared from the world.
The Ancient Race commander’s expression darkened, his eyes flashing with alarm. He could no longer sense the human’s presence.
Where had he gone?!
But in that very instant, the Ancient Race commander’s body froze, his eyes widening in terror.
In his horrified gaze, a smiling face rapidly expanded toward him.
A seemingly ordinary hand reached out toward him. The Ancient Race commander roared, “Damn you, I’ll slice you in half!”
Seeing the human dare to face him barehanded, the commander felt a surge of joy, increasing the force in his strike and swelling his black arm even further.
Crack!
“You…!” The Ancient Race commander could not believe what he was seeing. The human’s hand had shattered his “Cutting Demon Slash,” grabbing him directly, crushing his blade, and then, without pause, clamping around his throat.
“Qing Tian Peak, Perfect Completion Stage. You’re the weakest Myriad-Chief I’ve ever seen,” Lin Fan said calmly. In his eyes, this Ancient Race commander was pathetically weak.
So weak, in fact, that he couldn’t even muster a shred of interest.
“Let me go…” the Ancient Race commander roared, his massive body thrashing violently. Yet the human’s arm felt as if it possessed ten thousand jin of force—immovable.
Crack!
With a slight twist of his fingers, Lin Fan snapped the Ancient Race commander’s neck, then casually tossed the corpse forward.
…
The tortured beings of the Great Thousand Races had no idea what was happening.
The earlier tremors had left them trembling with fear. Though they desperately clung to hope, they knew deep down that miracles were rare.
In their eyes, the human had likely already perished.
At the same time, the Ancient Race tormentors were waiting, and then suddenly burst into maniacal laughter.
“Ha! That human must be dead by now.”
“Daring to cause chaos in Despair City? He was asking for it.”
“You pathetic insects, enjoy your despair. That human can’t save you.”
…
The eyes of the Great Thousand Race beings, which had just begun to glimmer with hope, suddenly dimmed. The Ancient Race was right. How could anyone possibly come to save them? Despair City was a prison of hopelessness.
But just then, a thunderous voice echoed across the void:
“Is there not even one worthy opponent among you Ancient Race?”
“I, Lin Fan, shall today destroy Despair City. Despair Marquis, come forth…”
The earth trembled. A giant appeared in the distance, atop which floated the demonic city, exuding a terrifying aura that shook the heavens. With a single motion of its hand, it could pluck the sun and moon from the sky.
And with a single roar, the giant devoured countless Ancient Race warriors, absorbing them to strengthen itself.
Such terrifying might left them all trembling in fear.
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